ExternalControl Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Uii.Csr

Assembly:: Microsoft.Uii.Csr.Core.dll

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Wraps external applications in a .Net control so the UII application host can treat them as normal UII hosted applications.

public ref class ExternalControl : System::Windows::Forms::Control

public class ExternalControl : System.Windows.Forms.Control

type ExternalControl = class
    inherit Control

Public Class ExternalControl
Inherits Control

Inheritance: Control
ExternalControl

Constructors

ExternalControl(XmlDocument)

Initializes a new instance of the Microsoft.Uii.Csr.ExternalControl class with the specified initstring.

Properties

AssemblyUrl	Returns the configured path of the executable.
HandleRef	Returns a HandleRef for Control.Handle
HostInside
HostOnTop
Hwnd	Obsolete. Retained for legacy compatibility. Use MainWindow instead.
Icon	Icon extracted from the running process. Returns null if no icon could be extracted.
isAppClosing	flag to close applications
MainWindow	Top-level window handle of the external application.
NoMessagePump	Indicates whether message pump is enabled
Process	The running process associated with this control.

Methods

AttachListenersForWindowPositioning(TabItem)	Attaches to events on the specified tabItem and parent tabControl to support window positioning. Multiple invocations with the same tabItem will have the same effect as a single invocation. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
AttachListenersForWindowPositioning(TabPage)	Attaches to events on the specified tabPage and parent tabControl to support window positioning. Multiple invocations with the same tabPage will have the same effect as a single invocation. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
Clear()	Resets internal state so another initstring can be started. Any associated running Process will NOT terminated, use Close() to terminate the process.
Close()	Terminates the hosted Process. Attempts to first send MainWindow a close message before termination.
DetachAllListenersForWindowPositioning()	Detaches any previously attached events that support window positioning. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
DetachAllListenersForWpfWindowPositioning()	Detaches any previously attached events that support window positioning. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
Dispose(Boolean)	Dispose
HidePositionedWindow()	Hides the positioned window. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
Host(Boolean)	Host
OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs)	OnPaintBackground
ShowAndActivateDeckPositionedWindow()	Shows and Activates (sizes and positions) the positioned window. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
ShowAndActivatePositionedWindow()	Shows and Activates (sizes and positions) the positioned window. If window positioning is not configured, this method will have no effect.
Start(Boolean)	Parses initstring, launches the corresponding process (if one has not been already assigned), searches for (and acquires) the main window of the application, then configures a window management strategy based upon the initstring configuration.

Applies to